Hi there :)

Glad you're here. I'm Kaai

A self-taught learner in design who was born and raised in Tokyo.

Her career journey started with fashion design, where her specialization in branding grew, and it expanded into development and marketing. It was always connected to design, which she is focusing on and really enjoying today. Worked for multiple companies in Vancouver, Toronto, and Tokyo, while supporting small businesses through digital design and development.

These days she is enthusiastic to support the growth of global design community to bridge the gap between internationals and locals through speaking and content creation with some mentorship to aspiring designers.

After work, you can find me at

🧘 Yoga Studio
🧗 Bouldering Gym
☕️ Coffee Stand
🖼 Art gallery
🎵 Music gigs
Kaai Suzuki

Expertise

Design

UI Design and Prototyping Figma / FigJam / Sketch / Zeplin / Protopie / Abstract / XD
Motion/Interaction Design Figma / After Effects / Lottie Labs
Graphic Design Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign / Adobe Experience Studio / Canva
Illustration (Digital and Analog) Adobe Fresco / Procreate
UX Strategy User Interviewing / User Research / Journey Mapping / Workshop Facilitation
Branding / Concept making

Development

Responsive Web Development HTML / CSS / Sass / BEM, OOCSS or SMACSS / Javascript / Git / jQuery / Bootstrap / GSAP
No Code Website Builder Webflow / Framer / SquareSpace / Wix / STUDIO(studio.design)
WordPress and Shopify WordPress theme development / Shopify customization / Knowledge of WordPress and Shopify plugins
Web App Development PHP / Vue.js / Laravel / MySQL / React.js / Webpack / Gulp / Astro / Material UI / Development with Web API / Node.js (with Express) / MongoDB / Redux / Knowledge of next.js

Miscellaneous

Google Apps Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms / Google Analytics / Google Data Studio / Google Search Console
Analyzing apps Hrefs and Hotjar

Community Engagement

Spectrum Tokyo Content Writer (Translation supported by Crystal Ma)
A Eve of Design Matters Tokyo Speaker
Spectrum Tokyo Interviewee